[Boatanchors] 2 meters AM

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

On 8/1/05, Mark Langenfeld <mlangen at execpc.com> wrote:
> On the subject of 2 meter AM, what are folks using for a calling frequency?
> I've heard 144.4 suggested but, around here, that's pretty well clobbered by
> digital modes.  What do the band planners have to say?

Mark - 

The 'band planner(s)' that I've talked to around here say that no one
uses AM so it's not an issue. They tend to discourage anything beyond
SSB and FM or CW for weak signal stuff. Last I knew, folks in the
northeast still used 144.4 +/-. It's the defacto AM contact frequency
at Hosstraders and probably other big hamfests too.

~ Todd/'Boomer'  KA1KAQ